Factors That Affect the Success of Ethnically Diverse Nursing Students: An Integrative Review of the Literature

AIM: The purpose of this research was to review nursing student retention literature to better understand how to help ethnically diverse undergraduate nursing students succeed. BACKGROUND: Nursing student retention continues to be a major challenge. Additional research is needed to improve the retention of students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. METHOD: An integrative literature review was conducted. Qualitative analysis of 10 studies was used to identify emergent themes. RESULTS: Analyses of the studies reveal the magnitude, complexity, and distinctiveness of the challenges ethnically diverse nursing students face. CONCLUSION: The findings have implications for developing strategies for helping this important at-risk population of students complete their nursing degrees.